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Barney Whiterats by Glenn Colquhoun→
/Barney Whiterats was a famous swagman who spent nearly forty years travelling the roads of Southland and Canterbury. At the time – from the 1870s right through until the 1930s – there were a lot of swagmen in New Zealand. They walked from place to place, looking for work and a meal, and maybe a bed for the night.
This aspect of our history brings to mind the homeless people in our society today, and the different way other people treat them.
The Remarkable Reti by Kiwa Hammon and Duane Culshaw→
/A reti is a fishing device, used by Ngāti Pāhauwera to catch kahawai on the Mōhaka River. The iwi regard the reti as a taonga, and the article provides a great example of how traditions, along with stories and waiata, are handed down through the generations.
Dawn Raids in NZOnScreen→
/This documentary chronicles a shameful passage in NZ race relations: the controversial mid-70s raids on the homes and workplaces of alleged Pacific Island overstayers. Director Damon Fepulea’i examines its origins in Pacific Island immigration during full employment in the 1960s, when a blind eye was turned to visa restrictions. As times got tougher, that policy changed to include random street checks by police, despite official denials. Resistance by activists and media coverage helped end a policy which has had a long-term effect on the Pacific Island community.
Tuia Mātauranga - Encounters 250 topic in Science Learning Hub→
/The topic page about Tuia Encounters 250 and Tuia Mātauranga in the Science Learning Hub website. Includes some resources for Tui Kōreroreo: Ngā Pātai.
Roadside Stories by Ministry for Culture and Heritage→
/Roadside Stories is a series of audio guides that follow major road trips in New Zealand. The stories cover the places you’ll pass along the way – their people, their history, their cultural and natural significance.
Saving the Waikanae Stream, Gisborne→
/An example of what the themes of Tuia Mātauranga can look like in action. Young people taking a leading role in their community in a project that is all about the future, and their place in that future.
Maungakawa stories→
/Teaching resource that could help any classroom, anywhere in New Zealand, unlock ancestral, iwi, and pakeha stories related to a specific local site.
Whose Moko is that?: Resource Kit→
/Investigating the social context of an art-work. Teacher guide for critically responding to artworks and understanding the importance of manaakitanga in portraiture.
Unpacking Treaty Apologies: Resource Kit→
/Understand how formal groups have made decisions that impact on communities. Teacher guide for exploring how the actions of people in the past have an impact on people's lives.
The Land Beneath Our Feet: Resource Kit→
/Understanding relationships exist between people and the environment. Discovering that all iwi have stories connected to the land. Teacher guide for learning about relationships between mana whenua and the land, and how people pass on culture and heritage.
Includes three fact sheets in te reo Māori.
The Art of Whanau: Resource Kit→
/Representing whakapapa using 2D and 3D conventions. Teacher guide for working with students to understand how stories of whakapapa and heritage are communicated through art.
Make your Own Museum: Resource Kit→
/Communicating symbolism, meaning and value using photographic conventions. Teacher guide for working with students to investigate how meaning is communicated and interpreted, understanding the signifigance of personal and national taonga.
Includes resources in te reo Māori.
Make a Map of Stories Resource Kit→
/Understanding the importance of local history in shaping communities. A teacher guide and template for connecting local history with treaty settlement land exchanges and understanding the treaty as a living thing.
Is our NZ Story Diverse?: Resource Kit→
/A teacher guide and template for making connections by exploring ideas within and between texts, and analysing the changes in New Zealand's 'national story' over time.
Examining NZ Media Coverage: Resource Kit→
/A teacher guide and template for examining media coverage - understanding that texts can be read in multiple ways, learning about representation and stereotypes.
Art = Protest = A Voice: Resource Kit→
/A teacher guide and template for communicating and interpreting ideas in artworks, and understanding the role of protest in the Treaty story.
12 Times NZ Thinking Shifted: Resource Kit→
/A teacher guide and template for understanding the difference between historical and contemporary perspectives on events.
What is Biosecurity, by Andrew and Anna Dickson→
/This article introduces the concept of biosecurity and explains how, as a group of isolated islands, New Zealand developed a unique range of ecosystems. The arrival of plants or animals from other countries could be disastrous for our environment. Therefore, our borders are constantly monitored by biosecurity agencies to protect our environment, agriculture, and our health.
Approaches to inquiry learning, in National Library Services to Schools→
/There are many inquiry learning strategies and approaches. In particular, guided inquiry provides a framework for collaboration between teachers and library staff to support students through their inquiry-based learning.